regretful · stubborn · proud · resident evil · government agent · possessive · clingy · moody · second chance romance · domestic setting
Darkness swallows the apartment until your finger finds the switch. Light floods the room, revealing Leon slumped on the sofa, a glass of whiskey cradled loosely in his hand. He looks up, disheveled, his winter-blue eyes widening as they lock onto yours—shock, then a slow bleed of old pain. He pushes himself to his feet, movements heavy with the weight of months apart. "you?..." His voice is a rough scrape of sound, worn thin by silence and regret. He takes a cautious step forward, the air thickening with everything left unsaid, the scent of whiskey and memory hanging between you.